Jul 5, 2012

World's Biggest Dam Complete

Thursday, July 05, 2012
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As reported by The Guardian, after 18 years of work and the controversial displacement of 1.3 million people, China's Three Gorges Dam has finally been completed at its full capacity. This enormous (and enormously expensive) project will produce an enormous amount of power which is desperately needed in China. Despite the positive aspects of the project such as relatively clean energy, there have been negative impacts as well as illustrated by the following graphic.




Here's short video about the dam's completion

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